Unnao: Two teenage girls were found dead and another unconscious on February 17 in a field in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao.
The unconscious girl was rushed to Kanpur in a critical condition. The other two were declared brought dead on arrival by doctors.
The police said the girls aged between 13 and 16 had gone to collect fodder.
Froth was coming out of their mouths suggesting all of them were apparently poisoned, said the police.
Laxmi Singh Inspector General Lucknow and senior police officers were on the spot, which has been sealed. Forensic experts are also there. The sniffer dogs have also been roped in.
According to reports, the oldest one is the aunt of two other girls.
S P Unnao Anand Kulkarni said the girls had left the house around 3 pm to collect fodder from the family fields. When they did not return till late night, the family mounted a search with villagers.
The girls were found in a corner of a field tied with a dupatta, belonging to one of the girls, in an unconscious state, he said.
Kulkarni said several police teams were working on the case.
Source: hindustantimes.com